agilely

Thân thiện

The cat moved agilely across the garden fence.

Definition

Adverb: * In a manner that is agile; characterized by quick, light, and easy movement or thought. It describes performing an action with nimbleness, dexterity, and grace.

Usage

The adverb "agilely" is used to modify a verb, describing how an action is performed. It emphasizes efficiency, lightness, and lack of clumsiness in physical movement or, by extension, in mental processes.

Examples

• The cat agilely jumped from the fence to the windowsill.
• She agilely navigated through the crowded market.
• The programmer agilely adapted the code to meet the new requirements.
• He moved agilely for a man of his size.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: While primarily physical, "agilely" can describe quick and adaptable mental processes.
  • The debate team agilely responded to their opponent's arguments.
• Comparative and Superlative Forms: "more agilely", "most agilely".
  • Of all the dancers, she moved most agilely.

Variants and Related Words

• Agile (adjective): Able to move quickly and easily; able to think and understand quickly.
  • An agile gymnast. An agile mind.
• Agility (noun): The quality of being agile; nimbleness.
  • The course tests a dog's speed and agility.

Synonyms

• Nimbly: With quick, light, and easy movement.
• Dexterously: With skill in using the hands or body.
• Lithely: In a flexible and graceful manner.
• Briskly: In an active, quick, or energetic way.

Antonyms

• Clumsily: In an awkward or careless way.
• Heavily: With a lot of weight or force; slowly and with effort.
• Sluggishly: In a slow, lazy, or inactive manner.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a nimble or agile manner; with quickness and lightness and ease
   • nimbly scaling an iron gate- Charles Dickens
   • leaped agilely from roof to roof

Từ đồng nghĩa

• nimbly